Expected Completion of Natural Gas Pipeline Studies by October 2026
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TLDR
- The agreement was signed at State House in Dar es Salaam on 6 August 2026, during an official visit by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni hosted by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
- Studies for a proposed natural gas pipeline linking Uganda and Tanzania are at an advanced stage and are expected to be concluded by October 2026.
- Tanzania’s Minister for Energy said in June 2026 that EACOP construction had reached 86% completion, with the first crude oil shipment from the Chongoleani Marine Terminal now expected in January 2027.
- Vitol is already a partner in Uganda’s petroleum sector through a seven-year agreement with UNOC backed by financing of up to USD 2 billion for petroleum storage, terminals, pipelines, and related logistics, and its.
- Uganda has separately secured USD 250 million in World Bank financing for its section of a planned 400-kilovolt electricity interconnector with Tanzania, a line expected to expand electricity trade and strengthen the.